Split screen

…Another frequently used effect for me is a split screen.…And I like to pre-build this.…And I can always tweak it.…And that's what I like about it.…At least it gets me to the starting point.…Now, in our timeline, I actually have two sets of clips.…I have all the raw images, and I have the finished product.…So if you want to do a little reverse engineering and…you have the exercises files, go ahead and jump straight to the second area.…So what I have here is a stack of three clips.…I have the two clips that I want to do side by side.…I have this one diver, and…if I turn that layer off, you see there's another diver underneath.…

And I also have a transparent video clip, and you can create that in the same place…that we created the color matte, under the New Items in your Project pane.…Now, the reason I like to use this transparent video is, I want to be able to…have a grid so I can actually do a split screen that is perfectly centered.…So I'm going to go over to my Effects tab, and I'm going to type in the word grid.…

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9/18/2014

Whether you're a new hand or an old hat, Premiere Pro Guru can help you edit more efficiently and make your programs look even better, with effects and effect presets. Guru Abba Shapiro digs deep into working with both fixed and standard effects in Premiere Pro CC. He covers masking, tracking, and animating effects, and creating your own custom effects to use as presets. Visit the last chapter for a "recipe book" of popular custom effects.